Open Call for new applicants for 2017 on Shannon Callows
07 November 2016
SECOND CALL FOR APPLICANTS TO THE SHANNON CALLOWS BREEDING WADER AND SPECIES-RICH FLOOD MEADOW SCHEMES FOR 2017 ONLY
Where payments will be awarded based on the ecological quality of the farmland.
To be eligible the land must:
- Be in receipt of the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS),
- NOT be under a GLAS or AEOS contract for 2017
- Be located within the Shannon Callows SAC
Call open specifically to the following areas:-
FOR Breeding Wader Measure, Grazing areas in the townlands of:
| Golden Island | Clonmacnoise | Raghrabeg | Cogran |
| Bunnaribba | Creevagh | Garrymore | Ballymacoolahan |
| Cloncraff / Bloomhill | Cloonburren | Killaphort | Kilnaborris |
| Clonascra | Cloniff | Derryholmes /Timolin & Derryharan | Rooaun (Longford By) |
| Drumlosh | Raghra | Esker (Longford By) |
FOR Species-rich Flood Meadow Mesure, Meadow Callows at:
Bloomhill, Mathers, Moystown, Woodbank, Esker and Drumlosh.
AND farmers from the following calolws callows (previously targeted in 2015/16) may also apply at this time:
Goravinch, Clonmacnoise, Fahns, Baranagh, Tower Callow, Bullock Island, Cogran (Lusmagh), Long Island (Co Roscommon) and Bishops Island, .
Deadline for applications: 30th November 2016; with applicants to be finalised by January 2017.
FOR MORE INFORMATION/APPLICATION FORM CONTACT:
Kathryn Finney, RBAPS Breeding Wader Officer,
BirdWatch Ireland,
Crank House, Banagher, Co Offaly,
Tel: 057 – 915 1676
Email: kfinney@birdwatchireland.ie
OR
Caitriona Maher, RBAPS Project Manager,
CERIS, Institute of Technology, Sligo
Ash Lane, Sligo
Tel 071 – 930 5848
Email Maher.Caitriona @itsligo.ie
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